scholarly journals An Automated Scoring of Clinical Asthma Score: Proof of Concept and the Future Possibility

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. e0319
Author(s):  
Sally Al-Omar ◽  
Alex Lepage-Farrell ◽  
Atsushi Kawaguchi ◽  
Guillaume Emeriaud
Keyword(s):  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Automated Scoring ◽  
Future Possibility ◽  
The Future ◽  
Clinical Asthma

scholarly journals An economic analysis of ransomware and its welfare consequences

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 190023
Author(s):  
J. Hernandez-Castro ◽  
A. Cartwright ◽  
E. Cartwright
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Price Discrimination ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Welfare Costs ◽  
Pilot Survey ◽  
Uniform Pricing ◽  
The Future ◽  
Welfare Consequences ◽  
New Form

We present in this work an economic analysis of ransomware, a relatively new form of cyber-enabled extortion. We look at how the illegal gains of the criminals will depend on the strategies they use, examining uniform pricing and price discrimination. We also explore the welfare costs to society of such strategies. In addition, we present the results of a pilot survey which demonstrate proof of concept in evaluating the costs of ransomware attacks. We discuss at each stage whether the different strategies we analyse have been encountered already in existing malware, and the likelihood of them being implemented in the future. We hope this work will provide some useful insights for predicting how ransomware may evolve in the future.

scholarly journals The Future Possibility of Social Solidarity in Japan

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 12_56-12_61
Author(s):  
Hideaki KIKUCHI
Keyword(s):  
Social Solidarity ◽  
Future Possibility ◽  
The Future

Towards Implementing a Collaborative Manufacturing Cloud Platform: Experimenting Testbeds Aiming Asset Efficiency

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuno Santos ◽  
Paula Monteiro ◽  
Francisco Morais ◽  
Jaime Pereira ◽  
Daniel Dias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Cloud Platform ◽  
Industrial Internet Of Things ◽  
Manufacturing Environment ◽  
Collaborative Manufacturing ◽  
Manufacturing Operations ◽  
Industrial Internet ◽  
The Future

Abstract Developing Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems requires addressing challenges that range from acquiring data at the level of the shopfloor, integrated at the edge level and managing it at the cloud level. Managing manufacturing operations at the cloud level arose the opportunity for extending decisions to entities of the supply chain in a collaborative way. Not only it has arisen many challenges due to several interoperability needs; but also in properly defining an effective way to take advantage of the available data, leading to Industrial Digital Thread (IDT) and Asset Efficiency (AE) implementing. This paper discusses implementation concerns for a collaborative manufacturing environment in an IIoT system in order to monitor equipment’s AE. Each concern was addressed in a separate proof of concept testbed. The demonstration is based in a project for the IIoT domain called PRODUTECH-SIF (Solutions for the Industry of the Future).

scholarly journals Shared technology making in neoliberal ruins

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung-Yueh Perng
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Future Possibility ◽  
The Future ◽  
Urban Contexts ◽  
The Right

Shared technology making refers to the practices, spaces and events that bear the hope and belief that collaborative and open ways of designing, making and modifying technology can improve our ways of living. Shared technology making in the context of the smart city reinvigorates explorations of the possibility of free, open and collaborative ways of engineering urban spaces, infrastructures and public life. Open innovation events and civic hacking initiatives often encourage members of local communities, residents, or city administrations to participate so that the problems they face and the knowledge they possess can be leveraged to develop innovations from the working (and failure) of urban everyday life and (non-)expert knowledges. However, the incorporation of shared technology making into urban contexts engender concerns around the right to participate in shared technology- and city-making. This paper addresses this issue by suggesting ways to consider both the neoliberal patterning of shared technology making and the patches and gaps that show the future possibility of shared city making. It explores the ways in which shared technology making are organised using hackathons and other hacking initiatives as an example. By providing a hackathon typology and detailed accounts of the experiences of organisers and participants of related events, the paper reconsiders the neoliberalisation of shared technology making. It attends to the multiple, entangled and conflictual relationships that do not follow corporate logic for considering the possibilities of more open and collaborative ways of technology- and city-making.

Automated Scoring in Assessment Systems

2016 ◽  
pp. 611-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael B. Bunch ◽  
David Vaughn ◽  
Shayne Miel
Keyword(s):  
Computer Programs ◽  
Automated Scoring ◽  
Short Answer ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Assessment Systems ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of

Automated scoring of essays is founded upon the pioneer work of Dr. Ellis B. Page. His creation of Project Essay Grade (PEG) sparked the growth of a field that now includes universities and major corporations whose computer programs are capable of analyzing not only essays but short-answer responses to content-based questions. This chapter provides a brief history of automated scoring, describes in general terms how the programs work, outlines some of the current uses as well as challenges, and offers a glimpse of the future of automated scoring.

When Scents Help Me Remember My Password

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Anas Ali Alkasasbeh ◽  
Fotios Spyridonis ◽  
Gheorghita Ghinea
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Experience ◽  
T Test ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Information Recall ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Future ◽  
Experimental Group

Current authentication processes overwhelmingly rely on audiovisual data, comprising images, text or audio. However, the use of olfactory data (scents) has remained unexploited in the authentication process, notwithstanding their verified potential to act as cues for information recall. Accordingly, in this paper, a new authentication process is proposed in which olfactory media are used as cues in the login phase. To this end, PassSmell , a proof of concept authentication application, is developed in which words and olfactory media act as passwords and olfactory passwords, respectively. In order to evaluate the potential of PassSmell, two different versions were developed, namely one which was olfactory-enhanced and another which did not employ olfactory media. Forty-two participants were invited to take part in the experiment, evenly split into a control and experimental group. For assessment purposes, we recorded the time taken to logon as well as the number of failed/successful login attempts; we also asked users to complete a Quality of Experience (QoE) questionnaire. In terms of time taken, a significant difference was found between the experimental and the control groups, as determined by an independent sample t-test. Similar results were found with respect to average scores and the number of successful attempts. Regarding user QoE, having olfactory media with words influenced the users positively, emphasizing the potential of using this kind of authentication application in the future.

New Production Method by Additive Manufacturing and the Future Possibility

2015 ◽  
Vol 56 (649) ◽  
pp. 118-123
Author(s):  
Mituru ADACHI ◽  
Kenya KURITA ◽  
Yoshihiko NAGATA ◽  
Syuji KOIWAI
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Production Method ◽  
New Production ◽  
Future Possibility ◽  
The Future

Towards Global Marine Traffic Control — the Need, the Technical Feasibility and the Social and Political Impediments

1992 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. G. Corbet
Keyword(s):  
Deep Water ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Search And Rescue ◽  
Technical Feasibility ◽  
Future Possibility ◽  
Marine Traffic ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
Port Areas

1. Introduction. Active MTC (Marine Traffic Control), in its various forms, is at present mainly confined to port areas and canals and their approaches, whereas all other areas are mainly subject to passive MTC measures; that is, the Collision Regulations, including traffic separation schemes, areas to be avoided by certain classes of vessels, deep water routes, etc. The Collision Regulations, however, despite many attempts to improve them, are fundamentally flawed by specious logic sanctioned, unfortunately, by legislation which is supported in turn by the well-meaning connivance of the courts. This paper highlights some of the insoluble problems of the Collision Regulations and looks at the planning of ocean passages, weather routeing, search and rescue, and fishery protection; and shows that there is already a measure of active MTC in these areas of activity. The future possibility of a comprehensive global active MTC system to deal with avoidance of collisions and strandings, in addition to those other activities, is considered with respect to technical feasibility and to social and political impediments.

scholarly journals Effects of Polylactide Copolymer Implants and Platelet-Rich Plasma on Bone Regeneration within a Large Calvarial Defect in Sheep

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bartłomiej Błaszczyk ◽  
Wojciech Kaspera ◽  
Krzysztof Ficek ◽  
Maciej Kajor ◽  
Marcin Binkowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Formation ◽  
Bone Regeneration ◽  
Bone Healing ◽  
Platelet Rich Plasma ◽  
Calvarial Defect ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Adult Sheep ◽  
The Future ◽  
Calvarial Defects

The aim of this study was to verify whether L-lactide/DL-lactide copolymer 80/20 (PLDLLA) and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) trigger bone formation within critical-sized calvarial defects in adult sheep (n=6). Two craniectomies, each ca. 3 cm in diameter, were created in each animal. The first craniectomy was protected with an inner polylactide membrane, filled with PRP-polylactide granules, and covered with outer polylactide membrane. The second control craniectomy was left untreated. The animals were euthanized at 6, 7, 17, 19, 33, and 34 weeks after surgery, and the quality and the rate of reossification were assessed histomorphometrically and microtomographically. The study demonstrated that application of implants made of PLDLLA 80/20 combined with an osteopromotive substance (e.g., PRP) may promote bone healing in large calvarial defect in sheep. These promising proof-of-concept studies need to be verified in the future on a larger cohort of animals and over a longer period of time in order to draw definitive conclusions.

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